Repealing National Prohibition Summary

Excerpts and statements from Irenee DuPont and the Associations Against the Prohibition Amendment can be found in David E. Kevig’s book Repealing National Prohibition. Repealing National Prohibition is an analysis of political reaction that opposed prohibition, the eighteen amendment and the actions that lead towards the repealing of it with the twenty-first amendment. This text was published in 1979. David E. Kyvig's work ought to have a great influence on the understanding and interpretation of prohibition in United States history.
Irenee DuPont and the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment were against the 18th amendment and believe that it should be repealed from the constitution. They believed that prohibition had increased the …show more content…
In the 1920s, during the prohibition periods, many underground speakeasies, gangsters, and crime result from the illegal running of alcohol. Additionally DuPont and the Association believe that prohibition is a violation of his right and that the state government should have say on prohibition instead of the Federal government. They believed that the prohibition would be the start to a break down of government legislating through the constitution. The Association Against the Prohibition (AAPA), lead by the DuPont family and other wealthy business supporter were determined to put a stop to the 18th amendment. There was an ongoing battle between the supporters and opponents of prohibition Some believe it was the worst thing it could happened and other thought it was the best thing. For example, “One never saw drunkards on the streets any more; one saw more drunkards than ever. Drinking in the colleges was hardly a problem now; drinking in the colleges was at its worst. “ Public opinion was changing and people were starting to rip the Volstead Act, or The National Prohibition Act. World War I offered the vital setting for supporter to pass prohibition